Honours

There are many advantages in doing Honours in Sociology: you can extend and deepen your knowledge of the discipline, develop research and critical thinking skills, and undertake a research project in an area of your choice.

Monash offers one of the largest and most dynamic Sociology programs in Australia. Our department is ranked among the worlds’ best for its research (QS university ranking). Sociologists are at the frontiers of knowledge about human society: we explore new and emerging social trends and practices, and we tackle global challenges confronting society.

In the last few years, Honours students in Sociology have explored topics such as:

Generation Y attitudes to domestic labour

ethnic identity amongst third generation young Turkish men

digital music listening and social connection

attitudes of young people toward relationships

feminism and the Slutwalk movement

young men and masculinities

Pasifika youth belonging

The Keepcup and sustainable consumption

youth drinking cultures

the wellbeing of young people from refugee backgrounds

social-network site photos and the self

young women, normalising thinness and diet pills

young men’s online identity construction

the social patterns of marriage attitudes in contemporary Australia.

An Honours degree is very attractive to potential employers. Recent Sociology Honours graduates have found work as social researchers in both academia and industry (for example, at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute), been accepted into the Victorian and Federal public service, or enrolled in our higher degree programs. Upon successful completion of Honours, you may be eligible to apply for further study towards a Masters or PhD.